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Jessie J: Enjoy your breasts while you have them
7+ hour, 37+ min ago (298+ words) The British singer spoke about her mastectomy, motherhood and the period that changed her outlook on life. British singer Jessie J has spoken openly about the experience she went through after being diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer and having a…...
Amendments to the Law on Mandatory Health Insurance before MPs: Provide support to women in the fight against cancer
1+ week, 3+ day ago (936+ words) Amendments to the Law on Mandatory Health Insurance will allow women with medical indications to receive free BRCA testing and preventive mastectomy with breast reconstruction, and MPs have stated that prevention is the most effective way to save lives. Amendments…...
In Gaza, girls are being married off to survive
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1507+ words) Families exhausted by hunger and displacement are increasingly marrying off their underage daughters in the hope of protecting them, but for many, marriage brings violence, risky pregnancies, and interruption of education. Majda was left with nothing. Her husband and eldest…...
Revolutionary genomic test could spare millions of breast cancer patients chemotherapy
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (782+ words) The trial shows that patients with low test scores could be treated with hormone therapy alone, with almost identical outcomes. Millions of women with breast cancer could be spared chemotherapy thanks to a groundbreaking genomic test, according to a trial…...
When the budget doesn't see gender: The principle of spending public money to reduce inequality has not yet been legally implemented
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (632+ words) Gender budgeting is not special money for women and women's issues/interests or people of different gender identities, but a budget that is created and implemented in a way that best responds to the needs and interests of citizens. According…...
Years of waiting for an endometriosis diagnosis: New technology brings hope
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (774+ words) For thousands of women, diagnosing endometriosis can take years. A new scanning technique, developed in a pilot study at the University of Oxford, could enable earlier detection of the disease. The method combines CT imaging with a molecular tracer to…...
"Women interested and competent in politics, but limited by gender norms and a hostile environment"
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (1721+ words) Messages from the round table "Empowering Women for the Political Future of Montenegro", organized by Ce MI This was announced at the roundtable "Empowering Women for the Political Future of Montenegro", organized by the Center for Monitoring and Research (Ce…...